340,000 Rohingya children are starving in refugee camps; does anyone care?

More than 340,000 Rohingya children fleeing violence in Myanmar are seeing “hell on Earth” in overcrowded, muddy and disease-infested refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, according to UNICEF. Many of the children are alone, starving, in need of medical attention and at risk of being captured and thrown into human trafficking, the aid organization said. READ MORE: Striking drone footage shows thousands […]

Trump administration considers pausing U.S. refugee family reunification program

NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Trump’s administration has drafted a plan to pause a program that allows family members join refugees already settled in the United States until they can undergo increased security checks, two sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The measure is one of several being considered for refugees, the sources […]

Chile becomes latest country to resettle Syrian refugees

Chile has become the newest country to be resettling Syrian refugees. Sixty-six Syrians (32 children, 16 women, and 18 men) arrived there yesterday from Lebanon, as part of a refugee resettlement programme led by the Chilean government with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. In Santiago, the refugees were welcomed by the country’s […]

Rise of far-right AfD party worries refugees

Berlin and Hamburg, Germany – "Why are you here? Go back to your own country," a man on the street once yelled at Hussam Al Zaher and his sister Samer, who was donning a hijab. The two Syrian siblings had been exploring Hussam's new hometown, Hamburg. Since moving to Germany in October 2015, rebuilding his life from […]

A group of Syrian refugees has responded to Hurricane Irma by cooking feasts for victims. Abeer and Nora al-Sheikh Bakri, two sisters, fled their homeland in 2012 and settled in Georgia four years later. After witnessing the destruction, they drove an hour to the Hamzah Islamic Centre in the city of Alpharetta, where they were told 39 […]

Pope Francis calls on politicians to do more to help refugees and migrants

Pope Francis has called on world leaders to do more to help refugees and migrants, in an attempt to put pressure on politicians to improve what he called the “lamentable” situation facing people fleeing conflict. His intervention came as the Vatican published a detailed policy document outlining how states should approach the refugee crisis. It calls for migrants […]

Within 7 years, refugees are self-sufficient and contributing to the U.S., on average

Two teenage Syrian refugees are celebrating their A-level results as they take the next step to fulfill their dreams to become doctors “to give something back”. Sulaiman Wihba and Elias Badin were both given scholarships by Brighton College after they were spotted two years ago after making the “torturous” two-month journey from their war-torn country. Mr. Wihba, 19, from Hove, East Sussex, […]

Refugee Hamed Shamshiripour found dead on Manus Island

An asylum seeker being held at an Australian detention camp on Manus Island has been found dead, hanging from a tree. Hamed Shamshiripour, a 31-year-old Iranian national, was found near the East Lorengau refugee transit center on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island on Monday. The Australian immigration department said it was aware of the death […]

Far from home, refugees learn English as they start new lives in Lancaster

On the way back from a field trip to Lancaster Central Market, the students make a stop where there’s a world map on display and look for their homes. They take turns pointing out Afghanistan, Congo and Central African Republic. “Eric, where are you from?” asks Dominique Cressler, who is helping to guide the students […]

The United Nations' refugee agency has accused the Federal Government of a breach of trust over the United States refugee deal, saying it has broken a promise to resettle refugees with close family ties to Australia. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, said the organization had "exceptionally" agreed to help resettle refugees […]

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Emmanuel Macron will press Theresa May to take in more unaccompanied child refugees and pay more towards policing the port of Calais in a meeting between the two leaders on Thursday. The French president will on Tuesday visit the refugee camps in Calais ahead of the summit to survey the camp where his government estimates 400 people are living in […]

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An Iranian refugee who stitched up his eyes, lips and ears in protest at the threat of deportation today vowed to continue his hunger strike unless the Government reviewed its procedures on asylum applications.